CIB format technical documentation (EN)

Introduction

CIB format/output is the core component of CIB office Module. With CIB format/output the user can print data in various input formats (especially RTF) and convert them to other formats. These input files are usually the result of merger of several parts (e.g. dynamic fields) into one document and mostly are the (intermediate) result of the workflow. For this CIB merge (and partially CIB chart) modules are frequently used.

CIB pdf toolbox is another tool for processing input PDF files (see the corresponding Technical Manual).

This document gives a general overview of software functionality.

Supported platforms
Additional modules
     ▸ CIB view and CIB image
     ▸ CIB pdf toolbox
     ▸ CIB runshell
     ▸ JCoMod Wrapper
     ▸ CoMod.net
     ▸ CIB documentServer/J2EE

Supported platforms

CIB format/output can be run on the following platforms:

Linux(e)
SUN Solaris
Deka Solaris
IBM Aix
HP Ux
Siemens Reliant
Linux for OS/390

other platforms on demand.

Additional modules

According to modular approach, all products are supplemented by additional components that either make easier for the developer the technical integration in the preferable architecture or extent the functionality of the current components.

All the CIB products and modules are documented in detail in the corresponding Technical Manuals. You can freely ask for this information at CIB Support.

CIB view and CIB image

CIB view and its successor CIB image are additional components applied to CIB format/output as preview-components for client computers. Along with standard preview of the pages, support of RTF/PDF forms and electronic signatures are special features of these components.

CIB pdf toolbox

CIB pdf toolbox provides additional functionality: within RTF drafts the user can process PDF files as background files (e.g., letterhead, form template), attachments or additional components of the document. The main output format is therefore PDF(/A).

CIB runshell

CIB runshell is a command line tool with the help of which all CIB products delivered in the form of DLLs or shared libraries can be called.

CIB runshell can set all the call parameters (“Properties”) for CIB office module.

CIB runshell calls all the output modules from CIB format/output . (Batch)jobs can also be applied.

JCoMod Wrapper

JCoMod Wrapper makes a complete JAVA/JNI encapsulation, so that CIB format/output could be run by JAVA components. The corresponding JAVA/JNI interfaces serve for CIB runshell as well, so the user can run CIB components with JAVA VM.

CoMod.net

In case you want to launch CIB format/output and other CIB modules on .NET platform, you can ask us for the corresponding interfaces, which are available in shared assembly for CIB format/output, CIB merge, CIB pdf toolbox, CIB view and CIB job.

CIB documentServer/J2EE

CIB documentserver optimizes the use of CIB office Module (CoMod) especially from servers (document and print services). With J2EE standard package of CIB documentserver a quick implementation – also of comprehensive document requests – in customer system is possible.

The call and use of CIB documentserver release the developer from the details of the technical linkage with CIB docgen module:

The call of document generation takes place due to a standard task description in XML format, in which the input and output data, options and even data for CIB merge are formally indicated.

Additionally, for easier integration there is a framework from Java classes at developer’s disposal.